Himachal Pradesh cricket team

Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Bipul Sharma
Coach	n/a
Owner	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1985
Home ground	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity	25,000
Official website:	http://www.hpcricket.org/

The Himachal Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985-86 season.

Playing history

Himachal Pradesh lost all five of their matches in both 1985-86 and 1987-88 seasons by an innings.^[1] They won for the first time when they beat Services by one wicket in 1990-91.^[2] In 2006-07 Himachal Pradesh won the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy, beating Orissa in the final^[3] after finishing top of their group.

As of early November 2016 Himachal Pradesh had played 183 Ranji Trophy matches with 31 wins, 82 losses and 70 draws.^[4]

Most of Himachal Pradesh's home games are played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.

In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, Himachal Pradesh recorded their lowest total in the competition when they were bowled out for 36 runs against Hyderabad on 28 October 2016.^[5]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Captain & All-rounder
19	Bipul Sharma	(1983-09-28) 28 September 1983	left-handed	left-arm orthodox spin	Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Batsmen
	Prashant Chopra	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992	Right-handed	Legbreak googly	Plays for Rajasthan Royals
	Nikhil Gangta	(1992-09-01) 1 September 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Plays for Shimla Cricket Association
	Paras Dogra	(1984-11-19) 19 November 1984	Right-handed	Legbreak
	Robin Bist	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
	Sumeet Verma	(1990-11-18) 18 November 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
	Ankit Kalsi	(1993-09-26) 26 September 1993	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Varun Sharma	(1987-11-04) 4 November 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keeper-Batsmen
	Ankush Bains	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995	Right-handed	n/a
All-rounder
	Mayank Dagar	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Plays for Kings XI Punjab
	Karanveer Singh	(1987-09-08) 8 September 1987	Right-handed	Legbreak googly
	Vikramjeet Malik	(1983-05-09) 9 May 1983	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Bowler
	Shresth Nirmohi	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
	Ronit More	(1992-02-02) 2 February 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

References

↑ Wisden 1987, pp. 1141-42, Wisden 1989, p. 1081.
↑ Services v Himachal Pradesh 1990-91
↑ Orissa v Himachal Pradesh 2006-07
↑ Himachal Pradesh's Ranji Trophy playing record
↑ "Lowest Team Totals for Himachal Pradesh". Cricket Archive. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

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[1] Wisden 1987, pp. 1141-42, Wisden 1989, p. 1081.

[2] Services v Himachal Pradesh 1990-91

[3] Orissa v Himachal Pradesh 2006-07

[4] Himachal Pradesh's Ranji Trophy playing record

[Lowest-5] "Lowest Team Totals for Himachal Pradesh". Cricket Archive. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

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